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Thursday, December 07, 2006
If a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody around, does it make a sound?
Yosemite California 2005
Some say yes, others say no. It’s a riddle of nature that begs to be answered. I think that a tree falling makes a sound even if there is no one there to hear it. God doesn’t live in silence.
If a man washes a dish and no one sees him do it, did it really happen? Yes. But will he get credit for it? Probably not.
Recently I received a statement in the mail for an account I transferred during my divorce that I haven’t contributed to or thought much of since setting it up. I usually open the statement, look at the amount, which is the same as the day I transferred it, and file the statement away without much thought.
So I was quite surprised to find that this account had made money without any effort or contribution on my part. Where did the money come from? Why now? Does money really grow on trees?
If an account you never think of and barely remember you have, starts making money, does the money really exist?
Or is it like a tree falling in the forest? If you’re not there to hear it, you believe it doesn’t make a sound.
And why is it that an account I can’t access until I’m in my sixties is making money all on its own, but my checking account waits for me to work my butt off and spoon feed it a dollar at a time?
There’s this whole world out there called the stock market that I don’t understand. But I know it exists like the male dishwashers, noise-making falling trees and money shown as a number on a piece of paper that will mean something someday when I’m older.
Yosemite California 2005
Some say yes, others say no. It’s a riddle of nature that begs to be answered. I think that a tree falling makes a sound even if there is no one there to hear it. God doesn’t live in silence.
If a man washes a dish and no one sees him do it, did it really happen? Yes. But will he get credit for it? Probably not.
Recently I received a statement in the mail for an account I transferred during my divorce that I haven’t contributed to or thought much of since setting it up. I usually open the statement, look at the amount, which is the same as the day I transferred it, and file the statement away without much thought.
So I was quite surprised to find that this account had made money without any effort or contribution on my part. Where did the money come from? Why now? Does money really grow on trees?
If an account you never think of and barely remember you have, starts making money, does the money really exist?
Or is it like a tree falling in the forest? If you’re not there to hear it, you believe it doesn’t make a sound.
And why is it that an account I can’t access until I’m in my sixties is making money all on its own, but my checking account waits for me to work my butt off and spoon feed it a dollar at a time?
There’s this whole world out there called the stock market that I don’t understand. But I know it exists like the male dishwashers, noise-making falling trees and money shown as a number on a piece of paper that will mean something someday when I’m older.
Congratulations! That's awesome. And it's even better that you weren't expecting it.
I lost a shitload of money on my mutual funds and got chicken and transferred it to a safe but slow bet.
That's the thing about stocks. You either have the stomach for them, or you don't.
oh and... if a man washes a dish, nobody sees him because he's probably SINGLE. And it was probably his last clean dish and had no money for paper plates.
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Hooray for nice suprises! I'm really happy for you!
Great blog. :)
...and where can i get one of these accounts? ;-)
that's cool. lucky, wifey...
norma, you're dorky and funny... i love it! you're right about the man who washes dishes being single. LOL. i have seen very few attached ones wash their own... those women are very lucky! :)
How did you get the numbers to my account?
hahah Thanks chingpea... dorky is all I know. I tried being classy once but it fit too big and I tripped over it and fell flat on my face.
I shouldn't have made that comment about men not ever washing dishes though. My husband washed dishes once. I was out of town. ha.
Norma, I don't understand the stocks... I just let the financial guy help me pick them. :) And yeah if a guy washes a dish he is single. :)
Jenraven, Thanks!
Miss Meg, It's just a retirement type account. Try your bank or a financial institution.
Chingpea, Thanks wifey!
NL, I didn't get the numbers to your account! But if you wait long enough... you know.